Zagan Pasha

Zagan Pasha

Zaganos or Zagan Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: زاغنوس پاشا, Turkish: Zağanos Paşa; c. 1426 – 1469) was an Ottoman military commander, with the titles and ranks of kapudan pasha and the highest military rank, grand vizier, during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II "the Conqueror". Originally a Christian, who was conscripted and converted through the devşirme system, he became a Muslim and rose through the ranks of the janissaries. He became one of the prominent military commanders of Mehmed II and a lala – the sultan's advisor, mentor, tutor, councillor, protector, all at once. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zagan Pasha is the 3,361st most popular politician (up from 4,835th in 2019). (up from 655th in 2019)

Zagan Pasha was a military commander in the Ottoman Empire. He is most famous for leading the Ottoman army to victory in the Battle of Vienna in 1683.